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Recent Match Report – BDESH WMN vs IND WMN 1st T20I 2023
9Jul By adminNo Comments
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Recent Match Report – BDESH WMN vs IND WMN 1st T20I 2023

Toss India chose to bowl vs BangladeshIndia captain Harmanpreet Kaur called correctly and elected to field in the opening T20I against Bangladesh in Mirpur.There were a number of changes to the playing XI from the last time India were in action in a T20I. For starters, they have two debutants - Andhra's Anusha Bareddy and Kerala allrounder Minnu Mani. Yastika Bhatia was set to take the wicketkeeping gloves as Richa Ghosh was not picked for this tour.Mani was part of the Delhi Captials side in the Women's Premier League [WPL] while 20-year-old Bareddy was with the India A squad that won the Women's Emerging Cup Asia Cup last month.There are the usual suspects at the top of the batting order for India, with Smriti Mandhana and Shafali Varma, while Pooja Vastrakar will lead the pace bowling ...
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Recent Match Report – AUS WMN vs ENG WMN 3rd T20I 2023
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Recent Match Report – AUS WMN vs ENG WMN 3rd T20I 2023

England 121 for 5 (Capsey 46, Wyatt 26, Sciver-Brunt 25) beat Australia 155 for 7 (Perry 34, Sciver-Brunt 2-31) by five wickets DLS methodAlice Capsey found some timely form to help England to a thrilling victory which sealed the T20I leg for the hosts and kept their Ashes hopes alive.Chasing a revised target of 119 from 14 overs, Danni Wyatt's 26 from 15 balls started the rain-reduced run chase off brightly but it was Capsey's 46 from 23, including a stand of 68 off 44 balls for the third wicket with Nat Sciver-Brunt that gave England enough of a buffer ahead of some late drama in the form of wickets to Georgia Wareham and Jess Jonassen in the last two overs.England, playing at Lord's for only the second time since their 2017 World Cup victory, thrilled a crowd of 21,610, a record for a ...
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Recent Match Report – Australia vs England 3rd Test 2023
8Jul By adminNo Comments
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Recent Match Report – Australia vs England 3rd Test 2023

England 237 and 27 for 0 need 224 more runs to beat Australia 263 and 224 (Head 77, Khawaja 43, Broad 3-45, Woakes 3-68)It took six hours to get there amid the rain, but the third day at Headingley produced an electrifying final session where both sides traded blows in their attempts to set up victory. England struck early through Chris Woakes, but Travis Head counterattacked with the final two wickets for company to leave a target of 251.Faced with 25 minutes to see out the day, with the sun bursting through, Zak Crawley and Ben Duckett slashed 27 off the target while Australia also burned a review for a leg-side catch against Duckett. Last season England chased 296 against New Zealand and, of course, there needs little reminding of 2019 so they certainly won't be overwhelmed by the purs...
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Recent Match Report – WORCS vs Hampshire 4th Quarter Final 2023
8Jul By adminNo Comments
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Recent Match Report – WORCS vs Hampshire 4th Quarter Final 2023

Hampshire 102 for 5 (Prest 25, Weatherley 25) beat Worcestershire 100 (Usama Mir 39, Ellis 4-6) by five wicketsDefending champions Hampshire Hawks will face Essex in the Vitality Blast semi-final on Finals Day after Nathan Ellis razed Worcestershire Rapids with his career best.Ellis claimed 4 for 6, with Chris Wood and John Turner both picking up two scalps each in a supreme bowling performance.The Rapids had an enterprising 70-run stand between Usama Mir and Ed Pollock - but it was bookended by slumping to 29 for 6 and then losing the last four wickets for one run as they were rolled for 100.The Hawks spluttered to the target to win by five wickets and reach their 10th Finals Day and maintain their hopes of being the first team to win the Blast back-to-back.The Rapids had never played a ...
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Recent Match Report – Sparks vs SE Stars 26th Match 2023
7Jul By adminNo Comments
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Recent Match Report – Sparks vs SE Stars 26th Match 2023

Central Sparks 246 for 8 (Pavely 57*, Wong 50, Davidson-Richards 3-46) beat South East Stars 225 (Blinkhorn-Jones 77, Davidson-Richards 48, George 3-30) by 21 runsIssy Wong starred with bat and ball as Central Sparks beat hosts South East Stars by 21 runs at Woodbridge Road.Wong, released from England Ashes duty for the fixture, made her maiden list-A half-century, sharing a stand of 102 with Charis Pavely for the seventh wicket, the youngster finishing 57 not out in only her second game at this level. Their heroics carried Sparks to 246 for 8 despite Stars' England all-rounder Alice Davidson-Richards returning 3 for 46.Maddie Blinkhorn-Jones led the run chase with a magnificent 77 while Davidson-Richards made 48, but Sparks' bowlers had the final say, Katie George taking 3 for 30, Georgi...
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Recent Match Report – Scotland vs Netherlands 28th Match, Super Six 2023
6Jul By adminNo Comments
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Recent Match Report – Scotland vs Netherlands 28th Match, Super Six 2023

Netherlands 278 for 6 (de Leede 123, Vikramjit 40, Zulfiqar 33*, Leask 2-42, Watt) beat Scotland 277 for 9 (McMullen 106, Berrington 64, Mackintosh 38*, de Leede 5-52, Klein 2-59) by four wicketsBas de Leede put in an all-round performance for the ages as Netherlands stunned Scotland to book their ticket to the 2023 men's ODI World Cup in India. First, de Leede's maiden five-wicket haul helped Netherlands restrict Scotland to 277 for 9. Netherlands needed to chase that down inside 44 overs to trump Scotland on net run-rate. Around the halfway mark, they looked all but out of the contest, before de Leede smashed 123 off 92 balls, his first ODI century, to power them over the line in 42.5 overs, with four wickets to spare.This will be Netherlands' fifth appearance in the men's ODI World Cup...
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Recent Match Report – Bears vs Essex 1st Quarter Final 2023
6Jul By adminNo Comments
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Recent Match Report – Bears vs Essex 1st Quarter Final 2023

Essex 171 for 8 (Lawrence 62, Drakes 2-26) beat Birmingham Bears 167 for 7 (Hain 52, Cook 2-24) by two wicketsEssex became the first team through to 2023 Vitality Blast Finals Day after beating Birmingham Bears by two wickets in a thrilling quarter-final at Edgbaston.The Bears charged through the group stage with 11 wins out of 14 but bowed out at the quarter-final stage for the third successive year in the face of a commanding display from Simon Harmer's side.Disciplined Essex bowling, backed up by excellent fielding, restricted the Bears to 167 for 6. Sam Hain struck a typically polished 52 (26 balls) but, tied down by Harmer (4-0-20-1) and Sam Cook (4-0-24-2), the home side needed some late flailing from Chris Benjamin and Dominic Drakes to at least approach par.Essex then reach 171 fo...
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Recent Match Report – Somerset vs Kent South Group 2023
2Jul By adminNo Comments
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Recent Match Report – Somerset vs Kent South Group 2023

Somerset 221 for 7 (Smeed 61, Stewart 4-48) beat Kent 206 for 6 (Evison 46, Gregory 2-33) by 15 runsKent Spitfires' hopes of grabbing the last quarter-final place in the Vitality Blast were dashed by the Somerset juggernaut as the runaway South Group winners pulled off a 15-run win at Taunton.Will Smeed led a typical assault by the home side after losing the toss, smashing 61 off 28 balls, while Sean Dickson (41), Tom Kohler-Cadmore (31) and Lewis Gregory (37) made significant contributions to a score of 221 for 7. Grant Stewart claimed 4 for 48, but left-arm spinner George Linde was the pick of the Kent bowlers with 2 for 25.In reply, the Spitfires, looking to overtake Essex in the table, posted 206 for 7, Joey Evison cracking 46 off 24 balls, Jack Leaning 41 and skipper Sam Billings 36....
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Recent Match Report – AUS WMN vs ENG WMN Only Test 2023
22Jun By adminNo Comments
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Recent Match Report – AUS WMN vs ENG WMN Only Test 2023

Australia 328 for 7 (Perry 99, Gardner 40, Sutherland 39*, Ecclestone 3-71, Filer 2-65) vs EnglandLauren Filer lived up to her "impact bowler" billing on debut as she and Sophie Ecclestone combined to redress the balance on the opening day of the Women's Ashes Test after Ellyse Perry had led Australia's dominance for swathes of the game.Perry had done what she does best for Australia in compiling another excellent Test innings after Australia were 83 for 2 following the loss of openers Beth Mooney and Test debutant Phoebe Litchfield. But she fell agonisingly short of her third Test century when Filer had her caught at gully on 99. That came after Ecclestone took two wickets in three deliveries - including Alyssa Healy for a second-ball duck - leaving Australia on 238 for 6.A crowd of 5,54...
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Recent Match Report – Nepal vs Zimbabwe 1st Match, Group A 2023
18Jun By adminNo Comments
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Recent Match Report – Nepal vs Zimbabwe 1st Match, Group A 2023

Zimbabwe 291 for 2 (Ervine 121*, Williams 102*, Kami 1-30) beat Nepal 290 for 8 (Bhurtel 99, Sheikh 66, Ngarava 4-43) by eight wicketsAn unbroken 164-run partnership between Craig Ervine and Sean Williams saw Zimbabwe canter to an eight-wicket victory against Nepal to open their World Cup Qualifier campaign. At a packed Harare Sports Club, Ervine played a captain's knock to ensure Nepal's 290 for 8 never looked overwhelming for his side, his fourth ODI hundred the highlight of a brilliant Zimbabwean batting performance. Williams went one better, scoring Zimbabwe's fastest-ever hundred to help the side wrap up the game with nearly six overs to spare.Zimbabwe started brightly in their pursuit, with Joylord Gumbie taking advantage of the powerplay to strike early boundaries and get the sid...
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